Chapter 41 Sixth Level of Qi Refining
Another year has passed.
It has been almost four years since Xiao Changqing traveled to the world of immortal cultivation.
"My cultivation has finally broken through to the sixth level of Qi Refining."
"Next, we will take another step forward and reach the late stage of Qi Refining!"
Overall, Xiao Changqing was quite satisfied with his cultivation speed.
After four years of traveling, he advanced from the second level of Qi Refining to the sixth level of Qi Refining, almost maintaining a level of improvement per year.
This kind of speed is rarely seen in Nanshanfang, and even geniuses with top-grade spiritual roots may not be able to achieve it.
The reason why Xiao Changqing was able to cultivate so quickly was not only due to his great success in the Longevity Skill, but also his later improved mid-level spiritual roots and comprehension.
There is another very important reason, that is, he has the capital to spend money in the past year!
His current monthly salary is only forty or fifty low-grade spirit stones, but the spirit stones he earns from extra income are nearly ten times more than his salary!
After all, he could draw nearly sixty talismans a month. Excluding the cost, he would still have a net profit of at least four hundred low-grade spirit stones.
With such a huge income every month, Xiao Changqing only saved a small portion for emergencies, and most of it was used to buy elixirs such as the Soul Gathering Pill and the Yuan Pei Pill that could speed up the cultivation speed in the Qi Refining Realm.
Not to mention ordinary casual cultivators.
Xiao Changqing was sure that even the core disciples of the four major foundation-building families would not dare to take pills as wantonly as he did!
Perhaps he is a talented young man who is being trained intensively and has high hopes for building a successful foundation in the future, and he is being treated like this.
"Although there are many things I want. Flying swords, storage bags, magic tools... but these are not as important as increasing my own strength. I will consider these external things when I reach the late stage of Qi Refining."
Xiao Changqing has a very clear plan.
When your cultivation reaches the late stage of Qi Refining and your magic power and spiritual awareness are enhanced, you will be qualified to use some powerful magical instruments, flying swords, etc.
Just like a flying sword, although the middle stage of Qi Refining can barely activate and fly the sword, it is impossible to use it as easily as one's own arm, let alone use it in actual combat. It is just used to show off, and its fancy attributes are greater than its practical use.
Another example is talismans.
In the early and middle stages of Qi Refining, only first-level talismans can be activated, and one dares not use the legendary second-level talismans even if they are in hand!
Because the power of the second-level talisman is too strong, the caster needs to have extremely high control over the magic power to pull the talisman to release its lethality.
If your own magic power is not strong enough and your control is too weak, you may be killed before you can kill the enemy with the second-level talisman.
It is also for this reason that although the treatment of talisman masters in the world of immortal cultivation is high, it is not outrageously high. They are on the same level as alchemists, formation masters, and weapon refiners.
There are no strict requirements for using talismans. Can't a rookie in the Qi Refining Realm, with a fourth-level talisman, directly kill a Jindan Realm cultivator?
It's impossible just to think about it.
This is also the reason why the shopkeeper Hong Jiantao only gave Xiao Changqing a first-grade top-grade talisman when he gave him the amulet.
Even if he was willing to give the second-level talisman to Xiao Changqing, Xiao Changqing's cultivation level in the middle stage of Qi Refining would not be able to use it.
“We have to move again.”
Xiao Changqing thought to himself.
The D-level cave he was living in was quite spacious and fully sufficient when he was at the fourth level of Qi Refining. At the fifth level of Qi Refining, it was already at the limit, slightly affecting the speed, but it was almost negligible when he spent money on pills.
Now that I have reached the sixth level of Qi Refining and am beginning to strive for the late stage of Qi Refining, the richness of the spiritual energy in the D-level cave seems to be insufficient.
……
Two days later.
Xiao Changqing moved back to the Class C cave residence.
However, it was naturally not the one that the Mu family gave him to live in when they invested in him, but a smaller cave with a rich spiritual energy and an economical and practical design.
The monthly rent is 26 low-grade spirit stones, minus the rental subsidy from Lingfu Pavilion, which is 13 low-grade spirit stones. With Xiao Changqing's current monthly salary of to low-grade spirit stones, there is no pressure to live there.
However, what Xiao Changqing didn't expect was that a few days after he moved in, new monks moved into the cave next door. Xiao Changqing didn't think much of it and didn't even think about saying hello.
The cave area is not like the shantytowns of the past. Although they are neighbors, the defense and isolation measures in all aspects are more than ten times higher. No matter what is done in the cave, it will not affect the neighbors.
Therefore, in the cave area, there is less interaction among neighbors.
Just like in the past few years, Xiao Changqing almost didn't know who the cultivator next door was, and everyone was keeping to themselves.
But this time, when Xiao Changqing took a quick glance at the other party moving, he couldn't keep calm.
I have to say, sometimes the world is just so coincidental.
The new neighbors turned out to be... the two Lin sisters!
When Xiao Changqing came home from get off work and met the two sisters, both of them were stunned.
Xiao Changqing is now very familiar with these sisters. The elder sister Lin Ziyu was his neighbor in the slum for several years; the younger sister Lin Zixi has been his intermediary and partner in the past year, and they have transactions twice a month!
So when Xiao Changqing saw the two sisters from the Lin family, he was shocked before he could react. He subconsciously thought, did his vest fall off? Was this Lin Zixi here to expose him?
But I soon realized that it was probably not the case, it was just a simple coincidence.
Lin Zixi definitely didn’t know his true identity, and even if she did, she would never dare to confront him.
Otherwise, if I cancel her qualification to sell talismans as an agent, she won't even have time to cry.
Then Xiao Changqing thought that he had to find a way to make the two sisters move out quickly and not live next to him!
It's not that he has any opinion on the two sisters and can't stand them, but Xiao Changqing doesn't want to have anything to do with them!
He used the alias Bai Wuji and acted very secretly and cautiously. No one could guess that it was Bai Wuji, including Lin Zixi.
But if someone is interested and investigates carefully, it would not be difficult to find out that Lin Zixi was cooperating with the Cao family.
After finding Lin Zixi, we will then investigate the people who have connections with her. If I have any connection with these two sisters, I will easily be listed as a suspect.
By then, it will be a blessing in disguise!
"This Lin Zixi, is he really too proud? He is willing to live in a Class C cave residence?"
Xiao Changqing was secretly angry.
In the past year, in addition to cooperating with him and earning two good sums of spirit stones every month, Lin Zixi also knew how to borrow the power of the Cao family.
First, she made the local cultivator Hu Yuan, who had harassed her and her sister Lin Ziyu, humiliated and begged for forgiveness from the two sisters in a humble manner, thus venting her anger.
Later, he used the tiger skin of the Cao family and the spirit stones he earned as a middleman as capital to expand his business investment and became very successful.
Nowadays, I heard that the two sisters’ monthly income is nearly one hundred low-grade spirit stones!
This income is also considered wealthy in Nanshanfang, exceeding that of most monks.
Moreover, it seemed that Lin Zixi had already surpassed the initial stage of Qi Refining and reached the fourth level of Qi Refining. And her sister Lin Ziyu, who had reached the fourth level of Qi Refining several years ago, had finally advanced to the fifth level of Qi Refining.
It is not surprising that the two of them moved to a Class C cave dwelling.
"If I use Bai Wuji's alias and directly order Lin Zixi to move out, she will definitely listen. But this way, it would be a bit like trying to cover up one's own faults, which would easily expose myself..."
Xiao Changqing had a headache.
After thinking about it, there is no good solution for the time being. The two sisters have already started moving, and they must have signed the contract and paid the rent. It would be difficult for them to move out without a suitable reason.
It is better not to take any action for now, which will avoid arousing suspicion in the short term.
"Forget it. In one or two years at most, my cultivation should be able to break through to the seventh level of Qi Refining. By then, if I have a legitimate reason, I will move by myself..."
Xiao Changqing thought with a frown.
He didn't even say hello to the two sisters and went straight home.
This year, he also tried his best to avoid any contact or entanglement with the two sisters.
(End of this chapter)
